Diversity of isoprene-degrading bacteria in phyllosphere and soil communities from a high isoprene-emitting environment: a Malaysian oil palm plantation

Carrión, Ornella; Gibson, Lisa; Elias, Dafydd M.O.; McNamara, Niall P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5143-5819; van Alen, Theo A.; Op den Camp, Huub J.M.; Supramaniam, Christina Vimala; McGenity, Terry J.; Murrell, J. Colin. 2020 Diversity of isoprene-degrading bacteria in phyllosphere and soil communities from a high isoprene-emitting environment: a Malaysian oil palm plantation. Microbiome, 8, 81. 13, pp. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00860-7

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Abstract/Summary

Background: Isoprene is the most abundantly produced biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) on Earth, with annual global emissions almost equal to those of methane. Despite its importance in atmospheric chemistry and climate, little is known about the biological degradation of isoprene in the environment. The largest source of isoprene is terrestrial plants, and oil palms, the cultivation of which is expanding rapidly, are among the highest isoprene-producing trees. Results: DNA stable isotope probing (DNA-SIP) to study the microbial isoprene-degrading community associated with oil palm trees revealed novel genera of isoprene-utilising bacteria including Novosphingobium, Pelomonas, Rhodoblastus, Sphingomonas and Zoogloea in both oil palm soils and on leaves. Amplicon sequencing of isoA genes, which encode the α-subunit of the isoprene monooxygenase (IsoMO), a key enzyme in isoprene metabolism, confirmed that oil palm trees harbour a novel diversity of isoA sequences. In addition, metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) were reconstructed from oil palm soil and leaf metagenomes and putative isoprene degradation genes were identified. Analysis of unenriched metagenomes showed that isoA-containing bacteria are more abundant in soils than in the oil palm phyllosphere. Conclusion: This study greatly expands the known diversity of bacteria that can metabolise isoprene and contributes to a better understanding of the biological degradation of this important but neglected climate-active gas.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00860-7
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	2049-2618
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	isoprene, climate, isoprene monooxygenase, DNA stable isotope probing, oil palm, isoA
NORA Subject Terms:	Agriculture and Soil Science
Date made live:	03 Jul 2020 15:47 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528072

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